Bill Macdonald-Kerr, Principal - Vancouver

Mr. Macdonald-Kerr is a seasoned executive comfortable in fast paced, multi-departmental/multi-disciplined, forward looking/thinking organizations.  Well formed senior management level leadership, planning, communication and financial skills are combined with practiced abilities in mobilizing resources, handling multiple tasks, and meeting deadlines in order to achieve desired results while operating with flexibility, creativity and adaptability.

SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS

Led/directed/motivated team through re-opening of multi-million dollar facility by identifying requirements and creating a blueprint for implementation resulting in a re-opened facility on time, under budget.

Redesigned operational processes and repositioned high-end multi-disciplined operation along with a change of delivery method of product/services resulting in a successful company wide implementation with a local 50% sales increase and quantitative service level jump from 80% to 98.5%. 

Maintained direction/vision of multi/departmental operation while organizing/directing organization’s resurgence by identifying and creating milestone and long term goals, while focusing personnel on short term successes which resulted in a team that completed all required initial projects and quickly moved into second and subsequent phases of overall objective.

Facilitated single-handed shutdown of regional operation by expediting Head Office directed local concerns, maintained financial controls and expedited Head Office media/PR issues ending with a successfully completed low cost shutdown.

Effectively communicated needs, values and relevance in cooperative effort to sell $18 million facility resulting in a successfully sale on the fifth proposal offered.

Directed a multi-tasked take-over and re-opening of organization by re-aligning all departments, positions and responsibilities resulting in a redesigned, re-positioned and stable set of systems and processes.

Directed non-profit re-alignment by bringing a new level of credibility to Board of Directors and setting up initial policies and procedures culminated in a new and stronger Board of Directors, local community involvement of $1 million, along with other fundraising initiatives, and a sustainable operation.

Handled details of 11th hour mounting/managing of imported theatrical production by rolling all added responsibilities into existing Executive role the upshot of which Opened production on time to critical media acclaim for a successful performance run.

PRIOR EXPERIENCE

West Vancouver Arts Centre Trust – Executive Director                                                  
The Centre in Vancouver – Executive Director
Livent Inc. , B.C. / North York – General Manager
Live Entertainment Corporation of Canada – General Manager
Pantages Theatre – General Manager

QUALIFICATIONS

Seneca College – Business Administration (marketing/finance)
Royal Conservatory of Music – Performance     

P.T.T.C. – Board of Directors (secretary)